Robin Green EDUC 5373

  Strong Tomorrows is a non-profit organization striving to empower students to “exercise their educational rights, broaden their post-secondary opportunities, and dismantle systemic barriers” (Strong Tomorrows, 2023). In many ways, Strong Tomorrows serves as a bridge between pregnant and parenting youth (PPY) and their schools, PPY and community resources, and PPY and parenting resources. As a natural extension of the work they already do, Strong Tomorrows is well-positioned to have an impact on the digital inequity faced by the PPY population. Coupled with Kolb’s Triple E Framework, the systems renewal framework is a promising model for an organization with limited resources, dependent upon a broad coalition of stakeholders to support students (Kolb, 2020; Fullan & Levin, 2008).  Stakeholders A number of stakeholders are critical to the development of a technology integration plan for this community including leaders at Amplify Youth Health Collective, site coordinators...

  The ISTE Standard for Education Leaders focus on empowering teachers and coaches and on boosting student learning. Educators who have elevated to the level of education leaders and technology experts seem to fully inhabit the characteristics described in the ISTE standards, including empowering educators, modeling use, communicating widely, and inspiring innovation (ISTE, 2025). Most are curious and passionate about teaching and learning and consistently center the student. Elizabeth Thomas, for example, said teaching is her passion, and she was instantly enamored the first time she implemented iPads in her classroom. Her enthusiasm for students and technology drove her career path (Stachowiak & McClay, 2018). Similarly, Erin English, an early adopter of technology in the classroom, shared her knowledge of tech with fellow teachers and eventually became a teacher trainer. Because she is passionate about students, though, she found herself back in a school setting as a princip...